Copyblogger recently posted an article on how to handle criticism. This is a subject that, as a creative person, I have spent a lot of time thinking about and struggling with, so I thought I’d talk about their points tonight and examine them from my own point of view. 1. Enjoy it. Criticism isn’t always bad in […]
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Jason Stoddard is Wrong about Science Fiction
Jason has a nice post up about the demands placed on science fiction writers who write believable near-future SF today. You should read it. I think he’s wrong, but you should read it.* I think focusing on the science aspects of science fiction is missing the point. Science fiction is fiction first, and only tangentially about […]
Be a Positive Force in Fandom, Not an Asshole
by Jeremiah Tolbert on Aug 19, 2009 (43) Comments
If there was one thing that drew me in particular to genre fandom as a whole, it was the boundless and unashamed enthusiasm that genre fans had. Fans loved things, and their passion was worn on their sleeves. They weren’t ashamed to like science fiction in general, or, say, Star Trek in particular, despite there […]